Let me just say right off the bat that I know a LOT about the women’s figure skating competition but I will not spoil it for you. Even though Russia seems to be doing what it can to spoil the competition for everyone. Gone are the days of Ekaterina Gordeeva, that’s for sure.

DEEP DIVE ALERT: Do you all remember Ekaterina Gordeeva? She’s from the heyday of the Winter Olympics (1992 and 1994) and was married to her pairs partner, Sergei Grinkov, and then he died from a heart attack (while skating!). Then she married another famous Russian figure skater- Ilia Kulik but they’re divorced now and I just learned that she’s now married to former Canadian pairs figure skater, David Pelletier, who together with his former partner/wife, Jamie Sale, was cheated out of a gold medal in the 2002 Olympics by the Russian mob! I thought that the Peacock documentary about that scandal was pretty good but they didn’t even mention Ekaterina Gordeeva so now I’m not so sure.

Anyway, there’s nothing quite so exciting going on in the Fantasy Olympics. All allegations of doping have so far proved unfounded. The Parade of Nations is now available. A complete audit of the points awarded to Olympians has concluded, so you may have seen a few points shift one direction or the other. Also on the Olympians page, you can see that those who have concluded their competitions are grayed out, and thus you may abandon any hope of a comeback if you’re relying on them. Otherwise, keep hoping because with 4 days left of competition, it is anyone’s contest! And by anyone, I mean The Most Excellent Swiddle Family, Desperado Ken, or Commander Brian.

The Battle for Fourth seems to be heating up with the All Knowing Alice of Barrettania, a frequent medal threat, Vladimir Ross of the Groganzolan Soviet Socialist Republic, and Chef d’Equipe Kerry of Raffles Apollo. Too bad fourth is meaningless.

See the full standings here.

Lodge complaints about the points audit here.

Learn more about Ekaterina Gordeeva here.